Ellen Kazary, Great Land Trust Executive Director since 2016. She is responsible for leading the organization to fulfill its mission to conserve and steward the lands and waters essential to the quality of life and economic health of Alaskans. Working in partnership with private and public landowners, GLT permanently protects the integrity of natural ecosystems, wetlands and streams, and public access to recreational lands throughout Southcentral Alaska. Ellen has more than twenty years of experience in non-profit management and has specialized in financial management for stability and sustainability as well as leading efficient and productive teams to complete large-scale, complex projects in remote and urban areas of Alaska. An avid outdoors person, Ellen was introduced to GLT when she and her partner, Chris, purchased a wetlands property from GLT. The protected property provides wildlife habitat near the cabin they built themselves.

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- C04: Successful Management and Legal Strategies for Defending Conservation Easements
September 08, 2023
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM